Celebrate Success
If we don’t recognize our people and celebrate success, who will? This is the time of year when many of us celebrate the holidays with our friends and family. But we also need to celebrate progress and success with our…
Make sure people are better off having worked with you.
Create a culture where people can not only thrive, but can grow and develop to their greatest potential. I have spoken with many leaders who are responsible for managing people. Most of them feel a sense of responsibility for creating…
Trust is the most important aspect of building relationships.
Of all of the competencies required to be effective as a CIO, perhaps none is more important than being able to build positive relationships with your key stakeholders. I’ve never seen a CIO who doesn’t have strong relationships succeed. There…
What’s in it for me?
The question you should be asking is “What’s in it for them?” You are driving to work listening to the radio and suddenly you hear about an accident on the route you are taking to get to your destination (living…
I once heard a quote from a great philosopher that stated “nothing happens without first a vision.”
We hear a lot about the importance of a compelling vision. Every company I’ve ever worked for had a “vision statement.” Most times this is some laminated paragraph that exudes motherhood and apple pie. World class this, customer service that,…